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Would you mind defining what you mean by stroke and cut? I think this would ease our communication.

I have actually spent a considerable amount of time thinking about this problem. I am...

@Shoki - the formula I provided in this post takes this into account. The larger the angle from the beginning of the cut until the end of the cut, the more slicing will be involved. In the case of a...

Thanks for the idea. I think I need to leave them up here a little while longer for public consumption first. This allows a chance for the community to weigh in - maybe I overlooked a critical...

:roflmao Wow, I guess that would work too! :roflmao

@Shoki - thanks. My MS Paint skills have increased fivefold since starting these little projects. Considering that my final images are still pretty crappy, imagine where I started!

@Malacoda -...

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I fully understand your point. I will admit that I was loose with the terms stroke and cut, using them somewhat interchangeably. I had enough definitions that were...

This is a good question, and is one I considered but did not discuss.

In the case of a scythe, that is a real possibility. This is because the strands are cut above the ground. I can actually show...

This thread is an extension of the discussion http://straightrazorpalace.com/shaving-straight-razor/60537-analysis-scythe-guillotine-cuts-spoiler-they-same-thing.html Some of the premises assumed in...